Volume 162, Issue 3, July 2013

Phylogenetic analyses of small viral K⁺ channels suggests that they did not originate from their hosts, but instead could be the source of the postulated pore precursor in the evolution of K⁺ channels.

A combinatorial approach of small RNA expression analysis with ARGONAUTE immunoprecipitation data and global cleavage data of RNA ends leads to a global picture of Arabidopsis microRNAs.

GoldenBraid 2.0 is a comprehensive technological framework that facilitates the construction of increasingly complex multigene structures and exchange of genetic building blocks.

Ribosome loading is closely coordinated with the sucrose supply during diurnal cycles in Arabidopsis.

Comparison of the agronomic and metabolic trait variation between drought-sensitive and drought-tolerant wheat crosses uncovers novel correlations between agronomic traits and the levels of certain metabolites as well as important regions on the wheat genome that require further investigation.

A triacylglycerol lipase knockout boosts the oil content of wild-type plants and transgenic plants genetically engineered to make more oil.

Spatiotemporal analysis during developmental senescence provides a rich catalog of metabolites in relation to leaf and silique development in Arabidopsis.

A novel type of allosteric regulation in divergent cyclophilins engages disulfide bond formation and a loop-displacement mechanism.

The bark beetle-vectored fungus Ceratocystis polonica degrades stilbenoid defense compounds produced by its conifer host.

Tissue-specific transcriptional regulation determines the differences in oil content and fatty acid composition of oil palm fruit and seed tissues.

Nonredundant and specialized functions of the zein prolamines control maize protein body formation and endosperm texture.

Linkages of leaf and mesophyll cell traits to CO₂ diffusion, photosynthesis, transpiration, and water use efficiency were identified across accessions of the genus Oryza.

Differences in drought survival strategies of conifer species are linked to the interaction between hormone dynamics and water tension in the water transport system.

AtEDT1/HDG11 improves stress tolerance and grain yield in rice.

Signaling through abscisic acid PYR/RCAR receptors plays a fundamental role in controlling whole-plant stomatal conductance and affects stomatal closure in response to low air humidity, darkness, O₃, and elevated CO₂.

Localized synthesis of an auxin transport enhances local IAA accumulation in excised Arabidopsis hypocotyls and drives the formation of adventitious roots.

Reproductive organ development of the moss Physcomitrella patens is affected by two SHI/STY genes and the plant hormone auxin.

Carotenoids are essential for nodule development in soybean.

The activity of class I TCP transcription factors is modulated by cellular redox agents both in vitro and in vivo, suggesting their role in developmental redox control in plants.

Embryo suspensor length is crucial for fast developmental progression in Arabidopsis seed.

TIR-NBS and TIR-X proteins are novel plant proteins with activities indicative of roles in plant defense.

GhTCP14 is a dual-function transcription factor able to positively or negatively regulate expression of auxin response and transporter genes, and it may act as a crucial regulator in auxin-mediated differentiation and elongation of cotton fiber cells.

Coexpression and promoter analysis under iron deficiency in roots of Arabidopsis and Medicago demonstrates the integral role for production and secretion of compounds that facilitate the uptake of reduction-based iron acquisition.

A specific H⁺ antiport system mediates the vacuolar uptake of terpenoid indole alkaloids in Catharanthus roseus.

Extracellular glutathione triggers innate immunity responses in the Arabidopsis leaf through a glutamate receptor3.3-dependent pathway homologous with that of the central nervous system.

A small subset of residues is essential for Arabidopsis CNGC12 channel subunit interaction.

Cooperative interactions between the sensor domain and the molecular switch domain of plant immune receptors are structurally defined.

Stomatal opening is indirectly modulated by a mechanism similar to that of the photoperiodic floral transition.

High-intensity blue light induces increases in [Ca²⁺]_cyt, which are mostly attributed to the function of phot2 and phot1, required for phototropism in Arabidopsis hypocotyls.

Sugar and folate fine-tune hormone sensitivity and distribution to shape plant seedling development.

The transcriptional regulator ERF1 plays a positive role in salt, drought, and heat stress tolerance by integrating hormonal signals.

Eutrema salsugineum maintains its salt tolerance under very different growth conditions even though its development and metabolism show substantial growth condition-dependent differences.

MOS9 and ATXR7 contribute to the transcriptional regulation of Resistance genes SNC1 and RPP4 residing in the RPP4 cluster.

Floral transition under drought conditions is accelerated by enabling ABA-dependent up-regulation of the florigen genes.

The T6P/SnRK1 mechanism of growth regulation responds to sink growth restriction and recovery following low-temperature limitation.

A novel set of HR-related genes and secondary metabolites depends on WRKY transcription factors in tomato.

A ubiquitin ligase has dual functions in ABA-mediated drought stress and in amino acid export in Arabidopsis.

Transcriptional profiling of roots subjected to iron and phosphate deficiency revealed stress-specific changes in splicing patterns that are largely independent of differential gene expression, providing a mechanism adapting gene activity to environmental conditions.